By BECKY GILLETTE The old saying is, “Wall Street doesn’t like surprises.” But it seems to be holding up during this time of divisiveness, political discord, devastating hurricanes and twitter rants. How do financial advisers suggest you invest during these times where surprises are waiting around every corner? Dave J. Lundgren, Jr., executive vice president and chief investment officer, ...

U.S. stocks are rising Wednesday as retailers including Urban Outfitters and Target climb. That’s helping retailers recover some of the sharp losses they took a day earlier. Health care and technology companies are also trading higher. Energy companies are lagging the rest of the market as the price of oil turns lower. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index ...

Stocks are rallying Monday as the tensions between the U.S. and North Korea that flared last week appeared to ease. Technology companies and banks are making some of the largest gains as stocks bounce back from their losses with some of the biggest gains the market has seen this year. All 11 industrial groups in the Standard & Poor’s 500 ...

Technology companies led U.S. stocks slightly higher in afternoon trading Friday, recouping some of the losses from the day before. Investors welcomed new data showing U.S. inflation at the consumer level inched higher last month, suggesting that the Federal Reserve may be less likely to raise interest rates next month. That weighed on bank shares, which were down the most. ...

Banks and other financial companies led U.S. stocks sharply lower in midday trading Wednesday as bond yields tumbled. Investors fretted that the latest turmoil in Washington could hinder President Donald Trump’s pro-business agenda. Technology and industrial stocks were among the big decliners, while real estate companies were up the most. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 26 ...

Stock indexes ticked higher on Wednesday, and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index flirted with its record high, as the White House unveiled a broad outline of its plan to cut tax rates. The market has sprinted higher since November, due in large part to expectations that lower taxes and looser regulations for businesses are on the way. White House ...

Profits are climbing for companies, and so are their stock prices. More big businesses joined the earnings parade Tuesday, saying their profits were even larger in the first three months of the year than analysts were expecting, including Caterpillar and McDonald’s. The encouraging reports pushed U.S. indexes to their second straight day of big gains, placing them either close to ...

U.S. stocks joined a worldwide rally Monday morning after election results in France over the weekend raised expectations that the European Union and euro currency will remain intact. A candidate seen as pro-business won the most votes in Sunday’s vote, and many investors expect him to win a runoff election against the remaining anti-EU candidate, which is set for May ...